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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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