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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in digital education technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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