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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Uzbekistan to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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