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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online learning are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Belarus to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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