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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not 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 online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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