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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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