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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Instructors want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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