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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Professors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also explores 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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