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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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