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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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