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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning enable students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. Universities want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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