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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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