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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic education technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Kazakhstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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