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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology enable students in nations all around 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. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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