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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Belgium to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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