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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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