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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Turkmenistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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