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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these new open education undertakings. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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