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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Belarus to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other participants desire to better grasp these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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