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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Teachers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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