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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Turkmenistan to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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