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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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