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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kazakhstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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