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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online education make it possible for people in all parts of 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 customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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