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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Belarus to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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