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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in online learning have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are struggling with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Venezuela to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to understand these significant new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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