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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Professors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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