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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning have made it possible for students all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Turkmenistan to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Educators want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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