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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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