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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Nicaragua to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open educational ventures. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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