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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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