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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines 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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