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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education