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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic educational technology are empowering students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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