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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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