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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers 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 assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Scholars want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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