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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online learning are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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