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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Kazakhstan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. People want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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