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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Uzbekistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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