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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in electronic educational technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Uzbekistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education undertakings. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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