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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Belarus to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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