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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Tajikistan to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these new open education endeavours. Scholars want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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