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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tajikistan to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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