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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education enable learners all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these massive open online courses? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these significant new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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