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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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