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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology enable humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this developing desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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