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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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