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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online education are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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