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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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