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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Hungary to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also studies the major 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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