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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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