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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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