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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning enable students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Hungary to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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