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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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