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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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