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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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