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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online learning have empowered people all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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