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" Open Education" is a topic which has become increasingly popular in a variety of contexts. This handbook has been written to provide a useful point of reference for readers with a range of different roles and interests who are interested in learning more about the concept of Open Education and to help them deal with a variety of practical situations.

Ubiquity Press is an open access publisher of peer-reviewed academic journals, books and data. We operate a highly cost-efficient model that makes quality open access publishing affordable for everyone. We also make our platform available to the Ubiquity Partner Network, providing the infrastructure and services to enable university and society presses to run sustainably and successfully.

and the related articles in Times Higher Education: - Making MOOCs social the next challenge http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/news/making-moocs-social-is-the-next-challenge/2016922.article - Report highlights 10 trends set to shake up education http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.aspx?storyCode=2016898

The Open Textbook Project provides flexible and affordable access to higher education resources. The book examines the underlying principles that guide effective teaching in an age when everyone,and in particular the students we are teaching, are using technology.