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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritius to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Scholars want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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