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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Kazakhstan to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education undertakings. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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