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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Belarus to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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