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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in digital education technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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