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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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