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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Honduras to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational initiatives. Educators want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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