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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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