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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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