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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in elearning technology enable students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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