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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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