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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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