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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Haiti to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better perceive these compelling new open educational undertakings. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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