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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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