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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online education technology enable people in all parts of the world to take courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better perceive these promising new open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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