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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Honduras to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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