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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Uzbekistan to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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