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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Hungary to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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