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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education technology are enabling people all over the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Nicaragua to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. People want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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