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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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