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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Belarus to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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