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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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