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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Venezuela to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open education ventures. Scientists want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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