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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online education technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better understand these important new open education undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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