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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Babson College to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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