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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Turkmenistan to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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