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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in elearning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also researches the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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