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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning make it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to understand these significant new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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