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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these interesting new open education ventures. Academics want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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