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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education are empowering learners all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Hungary to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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