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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning enable people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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