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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Kazakhstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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