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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Belarus to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open educational endeavours. Academics want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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