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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in e-learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Venezuela to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these compelling new open education ventures. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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