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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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