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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online education technology are empowering students all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kazakhstan to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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