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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tajikistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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