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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Belarus to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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