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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Honduras to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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