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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology have empowered students all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Belize to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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