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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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