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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online education are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Venezuela to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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