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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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