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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these new open educational ventures. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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