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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in elearning technology are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better perceive these open educational ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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