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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online learning enable people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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