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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Kazakhstan to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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