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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Kazakhstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to understand these important new open education undertakings. Trainers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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