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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better comprehend these open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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