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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Belarus to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Professors want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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