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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Honduras to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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