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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Hungary to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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