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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? 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 teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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