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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology enable learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Hungary to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Professors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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