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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Tajikistan to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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