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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Turkmenistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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