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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Guatemala to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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