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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Honduras to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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