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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in electronic education technology have enabled students all around the world to take courses online. 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. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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