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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning are empowering learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Turkmenistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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