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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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