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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Venezuela to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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