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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Hungary to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better understand these open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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