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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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