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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Venezuela to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. People want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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