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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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