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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better perceive these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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