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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to understand these new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting 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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