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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online education technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Honduras to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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