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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Nicaragua to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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