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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education are providing the means for learners all around the world to take classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Uganda to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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