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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better perceive these intriguing new open education undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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