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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Honduras to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Educators want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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