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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kazakhstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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