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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in digital education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Nicaragua to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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