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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these important new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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