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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kazakhstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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