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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these open education ventures. Researchers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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