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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in electronic education technology enable humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Venezuela to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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