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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Uzbekistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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