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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in e-learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines 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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