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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology enable learners all around the world to participate in online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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