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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Nicaragua to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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