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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Nicaragua to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also considers the major 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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