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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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