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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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