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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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