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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning make it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models 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 participants deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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