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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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