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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in digital education technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Venezuela to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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