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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open education initiatives. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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