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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Belarus to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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