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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Hungary to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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