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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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