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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Kazakhstan to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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