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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning have enabled learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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