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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in digital education technology have empowered learners all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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