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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning enable people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Hungary to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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