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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. 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. These massive open courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Hungary to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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