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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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