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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Belarus to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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