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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic education technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are considering now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Kazakhstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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