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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in electronic education technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Venezuela to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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