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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Scientists want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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