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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in online education are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Uzbekistan to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to understand these new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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