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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning enable students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Nicaragua to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these significant new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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