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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology enable students all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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