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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online education technology have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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