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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in elearning are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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