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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Uzbekistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to understand these open education endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the 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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