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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better understand these new open education endeavours. People want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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