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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Uzbekistan to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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