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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education enable people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Uzbekistan to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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