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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning enable people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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