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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in elearning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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