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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Hungary to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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