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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Students want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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