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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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