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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Researchers want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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