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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in elearning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions must deal with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Nicaragua to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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