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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning enable students all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Honduras to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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