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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Honduras to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these open education ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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