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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Nicaragua to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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