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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in e-learning are empowering people all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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