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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Hungary to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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