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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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