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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open education ventures. Professors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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