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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning technology make it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Uzbekistan to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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