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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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