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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Hungary to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Students want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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