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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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