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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Uzbekistan to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to understand these significant new open educational initiatives. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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