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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education make it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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