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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning are empowering humans all over the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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