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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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