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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Netherlands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better perceive these exciting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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