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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in elearning have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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