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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Hungary to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better comprehend these exciting new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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