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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in digital education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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