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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in e-learning have made it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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