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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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