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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Belize to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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