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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in digital education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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