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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning enable learners all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Uzbekistan to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education initiatives. Trainers want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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