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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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