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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these open educational ventures. Professors want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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