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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online education have enabled humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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