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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Hungary to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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