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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in electronic educational technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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