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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in learning technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Hungary to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open educational ventures. Instructors want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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