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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in digital education technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massive open online courses? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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