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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Belarus to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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