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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education have enabled students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tajikistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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