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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tajikistan to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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