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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education have enabled learners all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Tajikistan to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better understand these open education undertakings. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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