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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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