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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Nicaragua to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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