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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in elearning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Turkmenistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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