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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in digital education technology enable students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are considering now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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