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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tajikistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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