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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Tajikistan to conduct these MOOC classes? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also reviews 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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