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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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