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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tajikistan to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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