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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Honduras to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better perceive these important new open education ventures. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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