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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Venezuela to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these open education ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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