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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tajikistan to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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