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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kazakhstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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