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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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