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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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