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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Uzbekistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Researchers want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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