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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in digital education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Instructors want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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