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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in elearning technology are enabling students all over the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Nicaragua to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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