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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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