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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in electronic education technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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