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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kazakhstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these new open education initiatives. Researchers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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