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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Turkmenistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these open education initiatives. Professors want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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