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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Uzbekistan to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education undertakings. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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