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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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