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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Turkmenistan to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open education undertakings. People want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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