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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning make it possible for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Kazakhstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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