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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Venezuela to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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