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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Nicaragua to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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