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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to be more aware of these exciting new open education ventures. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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