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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Nicaragua to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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