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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Venezuela to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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