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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Belarus to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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