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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning have empowered people all over 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. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Mali to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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