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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in online education technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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