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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Honduras to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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