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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Turkmenistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these open educational initiatives. Teachers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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