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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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