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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC classes are usually 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 quite a few topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these open educational ventures. People want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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