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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning enable learners all over the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kazakhstan to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to be more aware of these important new open education initiatives. Corporations want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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