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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic educational technology make it possible for humans all around the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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