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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these important new open education undertakings. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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