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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Turkmenistan to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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