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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tajikistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open educational ventures. Educators want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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