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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in electronic education technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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