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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic education technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Universities want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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