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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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