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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in online education technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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