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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Nicaragua to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. People want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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