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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to understand these open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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