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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Hungary to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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