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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Honduras to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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