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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Honduras to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to understand these promising new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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