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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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