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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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