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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Venezuela to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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