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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Turkmenistan to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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