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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Turkmenistan to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Students want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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