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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these significant new open educational undertakings. Professors want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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