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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive open courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Belarus to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational initiatives. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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