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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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