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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning are empowering students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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