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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in digital education technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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