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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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