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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education enable learners all around the world to take part in online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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