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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to understand these new open educational undertakings. Professors want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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