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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning have empowered people all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Venezuela to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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