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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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