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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning enable people all around the world to participate in classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. People want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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