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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Johnston Atoll to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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