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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

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