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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in elearning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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