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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online education make it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kazakhstan to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open educational ventures. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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