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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Universities want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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