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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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