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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Hungary to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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