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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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