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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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