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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Honduras to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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