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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology enable humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kazakhstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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