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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Kazakhstan to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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