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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Honduras to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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