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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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