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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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