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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are considering today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Turkmenistan to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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