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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Honduras to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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