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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Kazakhstan to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational ventures. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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