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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Belarus to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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