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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning technology enable humans all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Honduras to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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