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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Venezuela to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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