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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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