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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to understand these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this increasing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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