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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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