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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning are empowering people all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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