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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning have made it possible for students all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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