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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning have empowered humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kazakhstan to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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