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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Belarus to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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