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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning are empowering learners all around the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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