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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational initiatives. People want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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