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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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