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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning enable humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Uzbekistan to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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