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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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