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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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