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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in elearning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the major 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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