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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Honduras to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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