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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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