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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these MOOCs? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these open education endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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