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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Honduras to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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