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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in digital education technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these fascinating new open educational ventures. Researchers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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