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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in online education technology enable learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these compelling new open education undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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