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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Nicaragua to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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