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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in electronic education technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Venezuela to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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