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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Instructors want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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