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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Uzbekistan to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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