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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are considering now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Turkmenistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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