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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic education technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Nicaragua to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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