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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Turkmenistan to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational initiatives. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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