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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this increasing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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