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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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