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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Nicaragua to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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