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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning enable learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Venezuela to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to understand these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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