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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Nicaragua to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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