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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in elearning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Students want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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