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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several topics that elearning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Honduras to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also considers the major 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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