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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Nicaragua to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to understand these compelling new open education ventures. People want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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