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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Fiji to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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