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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning enable people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Tajikistan to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open education initiatives. Professors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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