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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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