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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors 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 original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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