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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always 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. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Uzbekistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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