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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Venezuela to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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