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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several topics that online learning organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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