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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open education undertakings. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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