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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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