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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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