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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in elearning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better understand these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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