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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning are providing the means for students 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. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these important new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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