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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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