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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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