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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Hungary to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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