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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Turkmenistan to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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