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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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