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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in online education technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these significant new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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