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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Kazakhstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Trainers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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