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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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