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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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