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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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