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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Venezuela to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better grasp these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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