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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Uzbekistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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