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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Hungary to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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