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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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