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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online education are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Corporations want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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