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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Turkmenistan to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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