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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in learning technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Nicaragua to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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