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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in elearning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kazakhstan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Universities want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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