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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. 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. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Uzbekistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these significant new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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