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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Venezuela to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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