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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Hungary to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Public servants want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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