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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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