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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Turkmenistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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