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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education have empowered people in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational endeavours. People want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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