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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to understand these new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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