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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in online learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the major 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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