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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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