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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in elearning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Nicaragua to conduct these MOOC classes? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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