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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in digital education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Venezuela to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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