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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in learning technology enable students all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Belarus to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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