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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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