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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in e-learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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