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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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