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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Hungary to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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