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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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