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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Students want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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