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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning are enabling people all over the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Turkmenistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to understand these open educational ventures. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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