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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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