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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions must deal with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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