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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning have made it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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