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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education enable learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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