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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online education technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Macedonia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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