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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education undertakings. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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