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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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