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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning enable learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Nicaragua to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better understand these fascinating new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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