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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kazakhstan to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

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