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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in digital education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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