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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic education technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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