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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better perceive these exciting new open educational ventures. Educators want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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