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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Turkmenistan to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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