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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Belarus to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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