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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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