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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always 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 lot of subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Tajikistan to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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