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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open education initiatives. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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