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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Kazakhstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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