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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Nicaragua to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This gripping new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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