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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in e-learning are making it possible for students all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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