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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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