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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Guernsey to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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