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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Belarus to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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