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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners 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 elearning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Turkmenistan to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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