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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education enable students all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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