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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Venezuela to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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