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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Turkmenistan to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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