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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in e-learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Nicaragua to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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