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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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