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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in elearning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kazakhstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open education undertakings. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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