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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Venezuela to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also researches the 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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