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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Uzbekistan to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also considers 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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