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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Turkmenistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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