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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in online education are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Hungary to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other participants need to better comprehend these exciting new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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