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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in electronic education technology have enabled humans 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 massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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