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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tajikistan to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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