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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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