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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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