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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Belarus to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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