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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education enable learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Honduras to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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