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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Turkmenistan to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these compelling new open educational ventures. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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