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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in elearning technology are enabling people in nations 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. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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