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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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