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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in digital education technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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