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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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