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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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