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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in blended learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Honduras to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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