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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic educational technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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