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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in electronic education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Honduras to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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