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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kazakhstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Educators want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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