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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Universities want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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