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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online education have enabled humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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