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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Belarus to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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