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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning enable learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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