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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for humans all over 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 massive online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like San Marino to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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