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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions must deal with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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