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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning are providing the means for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Nicaragua to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education ventures. Professors want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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