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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Professors want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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