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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in online education technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Honduras to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Public servants want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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