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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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