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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Uzbekistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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