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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also analyzes 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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