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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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