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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning make it possible for 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 classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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