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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Tajikistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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