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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Turkmenistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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