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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tajikistan to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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