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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education technology enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kazakhstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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