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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Belarus to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to understand these important new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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