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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Nicaragua to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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