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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these exciting new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also researches the most important 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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