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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online education technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better perceive these interesting new open educational endeavours. Students want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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