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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning make it possible for learners all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Belarus to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education ventures. Scholars want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also explores the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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