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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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