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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Kazakhstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education ventures. Educators want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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