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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in elearning have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Kazakhstan to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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