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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these interesting new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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