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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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