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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Uzbekistan to conduct these MOOCs? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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