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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning technology enable people all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Professors want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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