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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in digital education technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Belarus to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Students want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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