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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in e-learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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