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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in online learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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