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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in elearning are providing the means for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Hungary to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also describes the major 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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