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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Honduras to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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