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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. 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. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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