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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in electronic educational technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Turkmenistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open education initiatives. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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