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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online education are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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