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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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