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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online education technology are enabling humans all over the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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