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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these MOOC courses? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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