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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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