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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Kazakhstan to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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