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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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