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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Hungary to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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