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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology enable students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Hungary to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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