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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning are empowering students all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Honduras to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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