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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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