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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Tajikistan to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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