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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kazakhstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open educational ventures. Scholars want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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