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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic education technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open education ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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