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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Nicaragua to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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