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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Honduras to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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