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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in online learning are enabling students all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tajikistan to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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