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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Honduras to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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