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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in elearning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kazakhstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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