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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also explores the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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