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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in digital education technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Venezuela to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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