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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Hungary to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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