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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Turkmenistan to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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