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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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