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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Turkmenistan to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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