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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic education technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Venezuela to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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