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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Uzbekistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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