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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in digital education technology enable humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Honduras to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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