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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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