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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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