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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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