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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several subjects that elearning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Belarus to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also describes the key 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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