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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in e-learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Educators want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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