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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Turkmenistan to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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