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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Hungary to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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