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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning are empowering learners all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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