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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Belarus to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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