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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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