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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Nicaragua to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. People want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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