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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also explores the major 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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