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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Belarus to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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